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⟨most⟩ strongly, we believe, at the latter ⟨place⟩. At Coul, 18 miles to the west of ⟨Innverness⟩, it was very strong. Inverness ⟨and⟩ the vicinity might be considered as its ⟨centre⟩; and it reached with little ⟨diminution⟩ to Aberdeen and Montrose. To the ⟨north⟩ of Inverness it seems to have rapidly ⟨decayed⟩. At Cromarty it was much less ⟨severe⟩; and at Geanies, ten or twelve miles ⟨farther⟩ to the north-east, it was very slight, ⟨and⟩ by some not felt at all. At Perth, ⟨and⟩ along the Earn and Tay, it seems to ⟨have⟩ been sensibly, but not so violently ⟨felt⟩. In Edinburgh it was just perceptible; ⟨was⟩ unnoticed by the majority of the {{reconstruct|innabitants}; and most, even of those who ⟨felt⟩ the shock, did not recognise it as ⟨proceeding⟩ from this cause, till they learned its more sensible action in other quarters. We ⟨have⟩ ascertained, however, on the most ⟨respectable⟩ authority, that it was noticed ⟨and⟩ mentioned by several individuals ⟨before⟩ any such accounts could have been ⟨received⟩
The following ⟨extract⟩ will afford a pretty full view of the phenomena which attended this great convulsion of nature, at the principal points of its action:—
“Last night, exactly a quarter before 11 o’clock, the town of Inverness and the surrounding country was fearfully shook by
